Beards

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  1. johnstonab

    johnstonab Weekend Warrior

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    Last year we did the beard challenge, or at least I think that's what we called it.

    Grow your beard until meat is in the freezer.

    I started mine a month before season.



    Not the greatest before pic but it's what I have. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1412740425.550770.jpg

    I shaved the first day because I got my first deer at 0715 opening day. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1412740380.555801.jpg

    And then the after.
     
  2. johnstonab

    johnstonab Weekend Warrior

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    Wrong order but you get the idea.
     
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    I didn't know manliness was seasonal? :poke:

    The only way to beard, is to beard year round!
     
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    Been living out of a duffle bag hunting six weeks straight now. Been a part of six kills now and still haven't shaved. I have one more tag left and won't be shaving until job interviews in December...

    Stopped shaving right at 2 months ago now, here is a goofy pic I sent to my fam back home last week. [​IMG]
     
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    joshua.waymire.1 Weekend Warrior

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    I don't plan on shaving soon
     

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    johnstonab Weekend Warrior

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    I go back and forth all year, mostly with the beard. as much as I love having my beard, the shave when venison hits the deck has been a thing I have done since I got out of the Corps and could grow a beard.
     
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    OK/Sooner Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I didn't know Jeremiah Johnson wore KUIU!? Heck of a trip man. Can't wait to hear the full story.

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Tapatalk
     
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    MichiHunter Weekend Warrior

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    How does our hero pay for his hunting trips? By cleaning windshields at the gas station. Now that's dedication.
     
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    I've put this on here before but this is always my answer when somebody ask about shaving my beard off.
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    I don't grow a beard to do as jrk_indle84 says as my wife is all I need. I also don't grow a beard because I think I look good in one. I grow a beard because I'm lazy and shaving in the morning is just another step I don't want to have to do. :)
     
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    Says the guy that just got frilly waxes and lotions for said beard..... :dan:
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    Hey now, exfoliating lotions and body scrubs help keep his skin suptle...now his beard with be soft and smooth. :D
     
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    ummmmmm, no :dan:
     
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    My excuse outside of hunting season is "Razor blades are expensive, it's a lot cheaper to not shave"

    yup, i'm lazy, shaving is just one more thing to do.

    the Mrs. likes the beard
     
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    Schuls Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I don't have a choice, Uncle Sam makes me be clean shaven. 3 more years and I get to retire, and I'll be throwing the razors away!
     
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    Not sure if my kids, 3 and 6 have seen me without a beard.:rock:
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    Sadly mine does not...but she has learned to look past it.
     
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    The deer in the back ground and my girlfriend don't mind it, they both got use to it
     
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    I wish I could grow one! Genetics wont let me.
     
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    Started growing my goatee out last year until I beat my '11 deer. Not sure it will last past this season either way, getting to be annoying. Really hoping I don't get it caught in my bow string somehow :lol:

    Glad my hair doesn't grow as fast as some of you guys.

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